Agronomist Education •Agronomists need a bachelors degree in agronomy, agriculture, plant science, or a related subject. •A masters degree will get you a better paying job in research.
•A PHD is required for college teaching.
Salary
•Most earn between $25,000 and $40,000 a year.•More experienced make from $40,000 to $80,000 a year.
•Senior Agronomists make up to $100,000 a year.
Typical Day
•An agronomists job is to produce new and healthy food crops for the growing population.
•They need to know how to grow large amounts of food on a limited amount of space.
•They need to be able to take care of plants and protect them from disease.
•They develop new ways to harvest crops.
Job Availability
•On average Wisconsin has about 20 openings per year.
•On average nationally there will be about 2,200 openings per year.
Tools
•Most tools are provided by the company but some of them are: •Soil Sampler
•Soil PH meters
•Soil compaction tester
•Rain Gauge •Macroscope
Pictures
Agencies
Occupational Outlook Handbook – Agricultural and Food Scientists
Education
•Agronomists need a bachelors degree in agronomy, agriculture, plant science, or a related subject.
•A masters degree will get you a better paying job in research.
•A PHD is required for college teaching.
Salary
•Most earn between $25,000 and $40,000 a year.•More experienced make from $40,000 to $80,000 a year.
•Senior Agronomists make up to $100,000 a year.
Typical Day
•An agronomists job is to produce new and healthy food crops for the growing population.
•They need to know how to grow large amounts of food on a limited amount of space.
•They need to be able to take care of plants and protect them from disease.
•They develop new ways to harvest crops.
Job Availability
•On average Wisconsin has about 20 openings per year.
•On average nationally there will be about 2,200 openings per year.
Tools
•Most tools are provided by the company but some of them are:
•Soil Sampler
•Soil PH meters
•Soil compaction tester
•Rain Gauge
•Macroscope
Pictures
Agencies
Occupational Outlook Handbook – Agricultural and Food Scientists
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos046.htm
Career information from the US Department of Labor.